steward

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.

2. 2noun

   A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge.

3. 3noun

   A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.

4. 4noun

   In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

5. 5noun

   In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.

6. 6transitive verb

   To manage as a steward.

7. 7noun

   one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

   Synonyms

   custodiankeeper
8. 8noun

   a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management

9. 9noun

   someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

10. 10noun

    an attendant on an airplane

11. 11noun

    the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements